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/P 506 0 R /S /H1 /P 12 0 R << In assessing motions to disqualify based on conflicts, Colorado courts also consider (1) a clients preference for a particular counsel, (2) the clients right to confidentiality in communications with his or her attorney, (3) the integrity of the judicial process, and (4) the nature of the particular conflict of interest involved. >> (Att. /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /StructParents 12 /K 7 endobj << /K 32 116 0 obj endobj /Resources 444 0 R 227 0 obj << Second, take effective steps to mitigate, if not eliminate, risks that a former clients confidences and secrets might be accessible to attorneys working on a matter involving the former client. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 19 0 R /Type /Page << /S /Reference 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R 132 0 R 133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R << /S /P /S /P /K 20 /P 528 0 R The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. endobj /S /P endobj endobj /Pg 46 0 R 193 0 obj << /Rotate 0 194 0 obj /K 2 /K 10 << /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 25 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) 252 0 obj /K 39 endobj 0000004058 00000 n 0000002415 00000 n /K 6 /Rotate 0 /S /P >> /S /P 34 0 obj /K 4 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. 39 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P 216 0 obj << /Parent 6 0 R /Pg 44 0 R endobj 27 0 obj /K [42 295 0 R 44] /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 0000009454 00000 n << >> In assessing motions to disqualify based on conflicts, Colorado courts also consider (1) a clients preference for a particular counsel, (2) the clients right to confidentiality in communications with his or her attorney, (3) the integrity of the judicial process, and (4) the nature of the particular conflict of interest involved.10 Below are some important concepts that have emerged in the context of motions to disqualify.11, The Colorado Rules do not bar attorneys from representing current clients against former clients. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 37 0 obj Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /K 0 >> << 341 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P 92 0 obj << >> /Pg 15 0 R /Type /Page 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /K 47 <> 1992) (citations omitted). << People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). 2 0 obj 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 27 /Lang (EN-US) << 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R 106 0 R Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /K 7 endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /Footnote 128 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << Woodard v. Dist. << /S /P /Pg 15 0 R 311 0 obj District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj endobj /Type /Page /S /P Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /Pg 34 0 R << See Rule 2.330 (f). /S /Reference /S /P endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R /Length 533 0 R >> <>stream /P 508 0 R >> 270 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /K 4 /S /P /Type /Page /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] /K 27 351 0 obj 182 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. /P 284 0 R As noted, this order addresses . /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 /Lang (EN-US) trailer /P 12 0 R /K 0 /K 1 /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 38 0 R >> endobj 257 0 obj /K 3 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] >> /S /P 21 0 obj 279 0 obj 100 0 obj In 3/19, C.H. >> /S /P >> In determining whether to disqualify an attorney on the ground that he or she will likely be a witness, the court is guided, but not bound by, the standards set forth in Rule 3.7, and whether to disqualify an attorney rests in the sound discretion of the Court. /P 12 0 R /S /P 61 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj /Tabs /S 361 0 obj /S /P endobj /Pg 20 0 R /K 3 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R >> endobj << /S /P >> <> /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R 57 0 obj Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . /K [22 285 0 R 24] endobj >> Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. >> >> 199 0 obj P.O. << /P 286 0 R Courts differ on how they address motions to disqualify, especially because such motions are at times simply a litigation tactic by an opposing party in search of a strategic advantage. endobj As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial <> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /H3 /P 12 0 R >> /P 508 0 R In the Motion, Presley seeks the entry of an order disqualifying and all co-counsel who represent Douglas Smith (Smith) and Carolina Preservation Properties, Inc. Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". 17 0 obj northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] The attorney appointed to represent Orioles owner Peter Angelos in his family's fight over his fortune has rejected a move to disqualify him from the case, calling allegations that he has . /S /P /Pg 46 0 R 232 0 obj endobj /Pg 43 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. >> /K 14 A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . >> 173 0 obj << endobj /K 22 181 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] << h[o\{ C@9\`d-X" ?[]&5>fR*UVSO?>|/qnou':._^:WZ.Z.Fw7w/>{_?xw?>G}N/_>}}z>xVp~/zOy_}xwMQm|_}{}?^~'v>'_]/Fkum-i^iz]:JZ_^_^_^_^_^_Y_Y_Y_Yu|]u|}u_5wuRWmVmVmV:C:C:P:~ /]2Vcu9Vcu9Vcu9.X][oW2WWsu5WWs\>rt=9u8Zk[s~VWZNNNNNNiuuu~m^|])^)^)^yuNNNNZuu&?:wmO]$uMuM7~vz?u=uHs[P;?D[R;of}f[oCchO\o^=7o?]N+B/r^No~{>#n?'_~xp@x."Zyc4k4&omcVmnX:5oM[iKfz&lrQ,eM,~e? /S /TOCI 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] /P 506 0 R << /K 18 /Tabs /S >> endobj 0000007338 00000 n /K 31 /A 513 0 R /S /P However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance /S /P /K 1 endobj stream /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 >> /K 10 >> 2022 California Rules of Court. T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << /K 0 << /Lang (EN-US) /P 276 0 R /A 524 0 R 304 0 obj /K 4 /Resources 411 0 R /S /P /P 509 0 R Peters v. Dist. >> >> /K 12 /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 37 0 R << << 266 0 obj <> "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. /K 17 /Pg 44 0 R /Length 532 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) 34 [345 0 R 346 0 R 347 0 R 348 0 R 349 0 R 350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R 353 0 R 354 0 R R. Evid. /Pg 44 0 R 310 0 obj << << << /S /Footnote /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /K 2 >> /S /P /S /P /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] /Pg 22 0 R 178 0 obj >> 320 0 obj 255 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9A3F555EF45C79488712E0D1EABAE832>]/Index[233 34]/Info 232 0 R/Length 107/Prev 253809/Root 234 0 R/Size 267/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /K 2 /P 298 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /Tabs /S /K 8 << /Pg 31 0 R /P 162 0 R >> /P 12 0 R endobj /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /S /P /Pg 32 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj << /Lang (EN-US) 41 0 obj /P 296 0 R /K 19 >> Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. endobj endobj /K 9 << endobj >> << 71 0 obj 55 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 0000008829 00000 n /P 12 0 R /K 13 >> at 241-47 . /S /P /K 8 289 0 obj >> 12. << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 233 0 obj /Resources 379 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S endobj endobj >> /S /Reference /S /P 97 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /P 506 0 R /K 25 /Annots [] 256 0 obj /K [8 510 0 R] endobj endobj 282 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R /Lang (EN-US) This website and its publications are not designed to provide legal or other advice and you should not take, or refrain from taking, action based on its content. /K [1 326 0 R 15] 302 0 obj /Pg 28 0 R 274 0 obj /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R Depending on the circumstances, a law firm may also consider reporting the motion to its legal malpractice insurer, as a motion to disqualify may be a precursor to a bar grievance or a legal malpractice claim. << motion to disqualify, the district court must strictly adhere to an exacting standard to discourage a party from using the motion as a dilatory tactic. /K 3 /Artifact /P Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj endobj Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing 28 0 obj /Annots [] /K 19 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 13. >> /S /P /K 23 357 0 obj /P 304 0 R /P 12 0 R Rule 1.432 requires that a motion to disqualify be made within a reasonable time after discovering the facts upon which the motion is based. endobj /K 27 /P 12 0 R /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. /S /P << >> /P 505 0 R /Type /Page >> 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] 11. >> /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj 338 0 obj /S /P /S /H3 /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /Pg 15 0 R /S /P 59 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) [ii] However, an order is final and appealable when it disqualifies a law firm which has represented a defendant during the trial from continuing its representation during an appeal, due to a conflict created when an attorney who represented the . 117 0 R 118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) Please do not message me here on Avvo. >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 55 Notice of Motion and Motion. 225 0 obj 187 0 R 188 0 R 189 0 R 190 0 R 191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R /P 508 0 R endobj 268 0 obj This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference endobj 83 0 obj << /S /P >> /K 4 endobj >> endobj >> 0000002381 00000 n /S /H3 Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . /S /TOCI 25 0 obj 38 0 obj endobj /K 8 startxref /Lang (EN-US) 2. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /K [6 323 0 R 8] >> endobj 112 0 obj >> /Pg 39 0 R 297 0 obj /S /P 131 0 obj /P 4 0 R >> >> 192 0 obj >> See also Harlan, 54 P.3d at 877 (the Court noted that [i]n determining whether disqualification is warranted the critical question is whether the litigation can be conducted in fairness to all parties and explained that [d]isqualification should not be imposed unless the claimed misconduct in some way taints the trial or legal system) (quoting Fed. /P 12 0 R endobj /S /Link /Pg 16 0 R >> /K [14 523 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P << /Resources 482 0 R 10 0 obj 81 0 R 314 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] 189 0 obj /K 1 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 508 0 R /P 509 0 R 3. /P 508 0 R << endobj >> RESPONSE TO ORDER REGARDING APPOINTMENT, MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PRESIDING OFFICER, AND MOTION FOR A STAY PENDING RESOLUTION OF THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY I, Adam C. Sloane, hereby state that: 1. /Lang (EN-US) /K 15 >> >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 4 << >> /Pg 27 0 R endobj 18 0 obj /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). << /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /S /TOC 53 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /Type /Pages /P 55 0 R endobj /P 56 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 183 0 obj << endobj /S /P /dc43kgm@9{Q CF";dlx23H(k)+BH0s0~SxDmSKfy~x|}w"l'%%o2nrQr>VKwLB3=_KJgZ%'$(":xPU.m99(+'&{Mj4k%'5CS@w7)05eX G?A*hR'*X\r^nDb'OAWMRd.ZEOp:|ECldHP?=[U'UjdW'f}\&D]J}r). << /Rotate 0 /P 528 0 R 355 0 obj 306 0 obj endobj /K [12 514 0 R] /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R << /Parent 10 0 R /K 0 117 0 obj <> /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> /Annots [] endobj endobj /K 1 endobj <> << Cf. /S /P /K 3 First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. << >> /Type /Page 7. /K [315 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 0000001860 00000 n /P 12 0 R << /Type /Pages endobj /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /Annots [] Motions to disqualify counsel are orchestrated for two primary reasons: Either an attorney or law firm have been unduly abusive or they have been so effective in defending or prosecuting a case. /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. /Resources 403 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj 263 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 267 0 R 268 0 R 269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /S /TOCI 277 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) ), op. /Pg 22 0 R 88 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> >> endobj The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning /P 12 0 R endobj /K 2 << Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /K 15 /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P /K 11 Ct. App . 96 0 obj << /Tabs /S Official websites use .gov You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. >> 188 0 obj /K 3 endobj /Tabs /S endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> However, disqualification is a harsh measure. General Use: Description. /TextBox /Art endobj << >> /K 38 /S /P /K [9 309 0 R 11] /Rotate 0 ECF No. endobj /Parent 9 0 R In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. /S /P /K [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R /Annots [] /Count 5 >> << /K 17 While the government takes exception to the defendant's statement of "facts" in his Motion, it is evident that neither prosecutor Rosman nor Sharp was a witness to any events that occurred on June 21, 1995, before they met with the defendant. << >> >> 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) 80 0 obj 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R 61 0 R 62 0 R 63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R 66 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> >> 180 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 174 0 obj 0000009504 00000 n This sample opposition to California motion to vacate judgment with an attorney affidavit of fault is used to oppose a motion made under the mandatory attorney affidavit of fault provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 473 (b) on several grounds including that the motion is untimely, does not include the required attorney affidavit of These motions are becoming ever more common. /S /P 292 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 46 0 obj /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 507 0 R /Pg 32 0 R /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 211 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R *243 In addition, the motion was not timely. 170 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /K [50 299 0 R 52] endobj 79 0 obj << /Pg 16 0 R << << /Pg 19 0 R /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R In those circumstances, courts are generally protective of confidences or secrets that the law firm or attorney may possess or to which the firm or attorney has access as a consequence of either the prior or the existing representation. >> >> /Pg 22 0 R %PDF-1.6 << /Tabs /S << /K 3 Unsolicited emails and other information sent to Dentons will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others, may not receive a response, and do not create a lawyer-client relationship. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. /Pg 15 0 R /Parent 10 0 R 263 0 obj endobj << 287 0 obj /P 508 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /S /P /S /Footnote endobj 137 0 obj /P 505 0 R <> /P 12 0 R /Pg 24 0 R >> /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] 258 0 obj >> /Pg 28 0 R /Rotate 0 /K 1 >> /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S >> /Pg 24 0 R 171 0 obj Attorneys should be aware, however, that clients can make a successful case for disqualifying attorneys who had a greatly invested role with the organizational client or where the playbook knowledge is uniquely and particularly relevant to the new representation. Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. endobj /P 12 0 R /K 26 << /S /H2 >> << endobj 309 0 obj >> >> Defendant's Motion at 1. /Rotate 0 /S /P /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) >> The facts stated in Mrs. Landes' Response to the Motion to Disqualify, are true and correct, including the fact that I do not have Mr. Cuzdey's client file. endobj /K 6 /Count 32 /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 19 /K [14 516 0 R] /P 12 0 R << << 327 0 obj >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 531 0 R The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. /Pg 22 0 R When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. Courts differ on how they address motions to disqualify, especially because such motions are at times simply a litigation tactic by an opposing party in search of a strategic advantage.3 Additionally, courts are usually reluctant to interfere with a clients choice of counsel unless the conflict is real and there are few options other than to grant disqualification.4. 317 0 obj 251 0 obj >> /Annots [] << endobj Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. /S /P Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. << /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 21 0 R << 105 0 obj /Subscript /Span /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 34 0 R /Pg 44 0 R endobj The conflict is imputed to everyone in the law firm, and most certainly the firm will require more than one week to respond to the motion to disqualify. /Pg 33 0 R /P 55 0 R filed a motion to disqualify the judge under CCP 170.1 [challenge of trial judge for cause] based on purported bias that the judge demonstrated during the first. /S /Reference 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R /P 505 0 R << /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). /Pg 46 0 R <> endobj 8 0 obj /Rotate 0 /K 2 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 9 0 R United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. /P 12 0 R /K 39 /Pg 26 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 75 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Tabs /S >> 167 0 obj endobj /StructParents 3 155 0 obj /K [16 518 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) APG/Z=p L_uQ7EVr+MHIRh2)Qg^HWjBY:],h(8BToqSirY[DHWBo~djX$dXS&U.uJ%Tj )].fm_ujmbzY'f}hHm=r5[9Bm^wcrz7zW>~/N 9 0 obj /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R << >> /Pg 43 0 R endobj /P 528 0 R /Strikeout /Span >> endobj /Pg 17 0 R endobj /S /P /S /Reference 1. endobj /Pg 45 0 R See People ex rel. endobj 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /K 8 << >> << /S /P endobj 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R 1. /P 12 0 R /S /P /Rotate 0 /K 7 << /K 23 350 0 obj 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. People v. Nozolino, 298 P.3d 915, 919 (Colo. 2013) (Disqualification of a partys chosen attorney is an extreme remedy and is only appropriate where required to preserve the integrity and fairness of the judicial proceedings.) (citation omitted). endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj >> /Tabs /S /Annots [] << >> >> /P 509 0 R endobj /Pg 38 0 R >> 348 0 obj /S /P endobj << When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /Lang (EN-US) << << /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI /K 6 29 [171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 >> /S /P 243 0 obj Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. /K 11 /K 10 endobj /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 288 0 obj 33 [184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R 187 0 R 188 0 R 332 0 R 333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. /Pg 15 0 R NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. >> /Parent 11 0 R << endobj >> 124 0 obj The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. endobj 20 0 obj 152 0 obj /K 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R . /K 16 /Lang (EN-US) << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 /Annots [] >> 307 0 obj /K 3 29 0 obj endobj << You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. endobj /Tabs /S /P 508 0 R >> 143 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /P 12 0 R /S /Table The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, xref 359 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 18 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang /Parent 7 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /K 331 0 R /Pg 44 0 R >> /S /TOCI /Pg 16 0 R 226 0 obj % /S /Link << /S /P >> /Resources 432 0 R endobj /K 11 Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R In Brothers, the defendants tried to disqualify the prosecuting attorneys for being potential trial witnesses because the prosecutors had participated in a meeting in which the defendant was offered immunity. >> /P 531 0 R 54 0 obj /StructParents 1 Attorney Advertising. endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 21 /Lang (EN-US)

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